Weekend Traffic Alert: Bridge and Street Closures

May 31, 2014, 6:00 am

The Brooklyn Bridge will be fully closed Manhattan-bound from 12:01am Saturday to 6:00am Monday. Motorists will be detoured to the nearby Manhattan Bridge or may choose other crossings.The Willis Avenue Bridge will be closed on Saturday from 2:00am to 6:00am for systems testing. Motorists will be detoured to the Madison Avenue Bridge at East 138th Street.The following streets will be closed on Saturday:* 3rd Avenue between 66th Street and 86th Street in Manhattan will be closed from noon to 5 pm for the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce 3rd Avenue Community Benefit Festival.* Mott Street between Canal Street and Worth Street in Manhattan will be closed from 11 am to 4 pm for the DOT Weekend Walks Chinatown Partnership.* 126th Street between 34th Avenue and 39th Avenue in Queens will be closed from11 am to 4 pm for the Color Run.The following streets will be closed on Sunday:The following streets in Manhattan will be closed from 11 am to 4 pm for the Celebrate Israel Parade:* 5th Avenue between 52nd Street and 78th Street* 52nd Street to 55th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue* 56th Street between 7th Avenue and Park Avenue* 74th Street to 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue* 73rd Street to 78th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue* East side of Madison Avenue between 73rd Street and 79th Street* West side of Lexington Avenue between 73rd Street and 79th StreetThe following streets in Manhattan will be closed from noon to 6 pm for the Philippine Independence Day Council Parade and Festival:* Madison Avenue between 38th Street and 23rd Street* 38th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue* 37th Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue* 36th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue* 27th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue3rd Avenue between 14th Street and 23rd Street in Manhattan will be closed from 11 am to 6 pm for the Seafarers International House & Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church FairJackson Street between Graham Avenue and Humboldt Street, Graham Avenue between Jackson and Debevoise Street, and Debevoise Street between Graham Avenue and Humboldt Street in Brooklyn will be closed from 1:30 pm to 4 pm for the Puerto Rican State Parade and Festival.5th Avenue between 65th Street and 85th Street in Brooklyn will be closed from noon to 6 pm for the 5th Avenue Spring Festival.

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